Super Micro Co-Founder Arrested In Alleged $2.5 Billion Nvidia Chip Smuggling Scheme Federal prosecutors have charged a co-founder of Super Micro Computer Inc. and two associates with participating in a scheme to divert roughly $2.5 billion in advanced Nvidia chips to China , according to an indictment unsealed Thursday afternoon. The charges mark a notable escalation in Washington’s effort to pol...
Super Micro Co-Founder Arrested In Alleged $2.5 Billion Nvidia Chip Smuggling Scheme Federal prosecutors have charged a co-founder of Super Micro Computer Inc. and two associates with participating in a scheme to divert roughly $2.5 billion in advanced Nvidia chips to China , according to an indictment unsealed Thursday afternoon. The charges mark a notable escalation in Washington’s effort to police the flow of high-end artificial-intelligence hardware, shifting focus from overseas resellers to individuals with direct ties to U.S. technology firms. The indictment alleges that the defendants obtained restricted graphics processors - used to train large AI models - and routed them through intermediaries to obscure their ultimate destination . U.S. export rules bar the sale of the most advanced chips to China without a license, citing national-security concerns. U.S. prosecutors have charged three men - senior executive Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw (the co-founder), Ruei-Tsang “Steven” Chang , and Ting-Wei “Willy” Sun - with conspiring to divert billions of dollars’ worth of advanced U.S.-made AI servers to China , bypassing strict export bans. The servers (packed with powerful restricted Nvidia chips) are banned from sale to China without special government approval because of national security risks. No licenses were ever obtained. Authorities say the group used a combination of third-party entities and altered shipping documentation to bypass those restrictions. Details on the volume and value of the shipments weren’t immediately available. How the Alleged Scheme Worked: The group used a company in Southeast Asia as a front buyer to place huge orders with a California-based U.S. manufacturer. Once the servers arrived in Southeast Asia, they were quickly repackaged and secretly shipped to customers in China through a network of brokers. Cover-Up Tactics: Fake documents claiming the Southeast Asian company was the real end-user. When audits happened, they staged warehouses...
is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. OpenAI is working on a desktop “superapp” that merges its ChatGPT app, the Codex AI coding app, and its AI-powered Atlas browser into one app, The Wall Street Journal reports. The company ...
is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. OpenAI is working on a desktop “superapp” that merges its ChatGPT app, the Codex AI coding app, and its AI-powered Atlas browser into one app, The Wall Street Journal reports. The company is making the change as part of an effort to simplify its various product efforts, according to a memo cited by the WSJ from Fidji Simo, OpenAI’s CEO of Applications. Fragmentation “has been slowing us down and making it harder to hit the quality bar we want,” Simo said. OpenAI made waves last year with splashy announcements like the Sora video app and buying Jony Ive’s AI hardware company. But it has been facing increased competition from Anthropic as of late, especially following Claude Code’s surge in popularity. The WSJ reported on Monday that OpenAI leaders have been looking at things to deprioritize, with Simo telling employees last week that they needed to avoid being “distracted by side quests.” “Companies go through phases of exploration and phases of refocus; both are critical,” Simo said on X in a post quoting the WSJ’s Berber Jin, who wrote Thursday’s story. “But when new bets start to work, like we’re seeing now with Codex, it’s very important to double down on them and avoid distractions. Really glad we’re seizing this moment.” OpenAI spokesperson Lindsey Held declined to comment. The mobile version of ChatGPT isn’t changing, according to the WSJ.
"The [US] stock market plummeted and VC funding generally across the world slowed down. And while VCs will say they want to invest some in emerging markets, when the market is going down, I feel that's like the first thing that goes. So, there's been like very little venture capital investment."
"The [US] stock market plummeted and VC funding generally across the world slowed down. And while VCs will say they want to invest some in emerging markets, when the market is going down, I feel that's like the first thing that goes. So, there's been like very little venture capital investment."
Exactly what comes to pass will of course depend on future developments in this conflict. But it is unlikely, as it strategised ahead of commencing the attacks on Iran, that the US fully foresaw some of these economic consequences.
Exactly what comes to pass will of course depend on future developments in this conflict. But it is unlikely, as it strategised ahead of commencing the attacks on Iran, that the US fully foresaw some of these economic consequences.
Aston Villa were urged not to become a "maybe" team. Yet maybe this is their year. When Emi Martinez charged up the pitch to celebrate after his quick thinking set up John McGinn's opener there was no doubt their Europa League dream would continue. In a moment of magic the Argentina international saved Nabil Bentaleb's free-kick before launching a perfect pass to Jadon Sancho to run on to and tee ...
Aston Villa were urged not to become a "maybe" team. Yet maybe this is their year. When Emi Martinez charged up the pitch to celebrate after his quick thinking set up John McGinn's opener there was no doubt their Europa League dream would continue. In a moment of magic the Argentina international saved Nabil Bentaleb's free-kick before launching a perfect pass to Jadon Sancho to run on to and tee up McGinn. "I love the vision of him," former Villa striker Dion Dublin said on BBC Radio 5 Live. "Olivier Giroud was stood right in front of him, he put it over the defender's head and the rest is history. Captain's performance." Martinez celebrated wildly after McGinn's goal, sprinting to the halfway line to celebrate with his team-mates before gesturing to the Lille fans, who made their feelings clear. "It was brilliant from Emi," McGinn added after the game. "He's a mad man. I know he's a family man, but he is a big kid inside, a lively character and a top goalkeeper." It was skipper McGinn who called on the squad to finish the job against Lille and follow boss Unai Emery's lead. It was therefore fitting the midfielder scored the first goal, which ultimately ended the visitors' hopes of a comeback and sent Villa through. Emery has won the competition four times and, thanks to McGinn and Leon Bailey's second-half strikes, is closer to adding a fifth. Bologna await in the quarter-finals after they beat Roma in a thriller and with Lyon, who topped the league phase, knocked out by Celta Vigo, Villa can see their path to glory. This month marks 30 years since Villa last won silverware, the 1996 League Cup under Brian Little, and after awful Premier League form Villa may have revived their season just in time.
In the past, humanitarian organisations occasionally brought food assistance to people like Ebey. It is not clear why those sources have dried up, but it could be because other communities are in even more in need.
In the past, humanitarian organisations occasionally brought food assistance to people like Ebey. It is not clear why those sources have dried up, but it could be because other communities are in even more in need.
lcva2/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Abu Dhabi's ADNOC and Austria's OMV ( OMVJF ) said Thursday they agreed to delay the listing of a co-owned petrochemicals venture until at least next year, citing volatility from the Middle East war, Dow Jones reported. The companies said the formation of Borouge Group International—the combination of their petrochemicals businesses, ADNOC's Borouge and OMV'...
lcva2/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Abu Dhabi's ADNOC and Austria's OMV ( OMVJF ) said Thursday they agreed to delay the listing of a co-owned petrochemicals venture until at least next year, citing volatility from the Middle East war, Dow Jones reported. The companies said the formation of Borouge Group International—the combination of their petrochemicals businesses, ADNOC's Borouge and OMV's ( OMVJF ) Borealis, plus the subsequent acquisition of Nova Chemicals—is progressing according to plan and will be completed by the end of this month. The companies said they agreed to carry out a tender offer to convert shares of Borouge into Borouge Group International stock in 2027, subject to market conditions; Borouge Group will be privately held until then. ADNOC and OMV ( OMVJF ) agreed last year to create the business, forming a petrochemical giant with a combined value of ~$60B in an all-share deal. More on OMV OMV: Higher Oil Prices Boost Upside, But I Still See A Hold OMV Q4 2025 Earnings Call Presentation